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1 MARY ANN SELLIS. Sworn before me, the Ist of tune, ISt°, I. READ. The Information of Azakt HILL, Servant to Mrs. SELLIS. Who, being upon • her oath, saith, that she re member, seeing her master as he went from home on Wednesday night last ; that she let him out and focked the door atter him, and she sayS that he had on pantaloons and walking shoes. The Mark-; f 1 of AN I - JiLL. This witness-was not 'sworn. TheinformatiOn of SAmuzi.ornomAs ADAMS, Esq. of Circa Russell-street, Bldomsbury. Who, being upon oath, saith, that he was culled this morning • upon the death of a s , ..rvant of his RoyaLHighness ,the Dike of Cinnberland, whose name is •Joseph &His ; and upon examination of the port . , folio cf the said Joseph Sellis, in his bed room, where he now lies, he found the two letters now produced, marked 'A. and B. both signed Joseph Sellis, and , appearing all in the same hand . - writina ; one of the m a ddr esse d to hi s R oyal High-• ness tine Duke of Cumberland; the other' addressed to C,ptiin Stevenson. The one is dated the of May, 1808, and the other is dated July g, 1808., SANI. Taos. ADAMS. f. READ. Sworn before me, the pst of May, IS Copy of a Letter marked A. 4. St. lames's, July 9, " Sin-----I am extremely anxious to know his Royal Highness's decision concerning the evidence produced before you against Mr. Neale, and I beg you, Sir, to have the goodness to relieve me from this most disagreeable suspense ; if I may , Si r, j u d ge from appearance, either his Royal- Highness is not - acquai::ted with what has been proved, or his Royal Highness has entirely forgiven him; should the former be the case, Sir, I hope you will have the goodness to acquaint his Royal Highness to the full extent of the rogul-ry of this man ; and here it may be necessary t , ) say, ;hat the witnesses you Lave ex entitled life all of them ready to take their oaths in a Court of Justice, and there to UWI4 what they siring her to take care and get her gown in tittle, she' having been busied in making up some muslin that • had been given to her husband by the Queen and Princess Augusta for her and the children ; inform ant further says, that to prevent her husband sleep ing down stairs, she had put the child in tro bed where the maid used to sleep, abd told him she should' nor want the assistance of .the maid in the room, but he told her that the Duke had said .per haps he (might go to Windsor to-morrow morning, and thciretore he should seep below stairs, as upon those' occasions he was accustomed to do. That he ' took no lantern wilk him, nor his gloves or,hat ; nor had he any lantern belonging to him but one, which is now in the, house, and is the one which she now produce , . - That she never heard him make any complaint of his Royal Highness ,the Duke of Cumberland, but felt himself much gratified by the honour, which his 'Royal H ghness and the Princess Augusta had done him, by standing for their last child, and for the presents they had made them; and further says, that her Royal Highness the Prin cess Elizabeth hld also sent her presents two years running. Intormant says, that she knows of no thing hanging upon his mind ; that he was not par ticularly straightened in his circumstances at that time, and she does not know that - he was in debt, or that he Owes any bid, but to the apothecary.: that the tailor bro9ght home some cloaths fpr him this morning; that lie never drank spiritS, or any thing but beer to his meals ; that he made her a little brandy and water last night_for a spasm she had-in her stomach, but did not touch it himself, although she asked him to do so. That 'he was always at home and devoted the whole, of his time, to her, not having si,ent one evening out since she last lay in, now about et,:ht. months :ego; that Mr. \Vanden; the butter-man, and Mr. Greville, his Royal High ness thv Duke of Cambridge's talet, were the per son: she slw the most of, and they very seldom called upon hint ; that be did not belong to any -, club or meeting, and never went out of doors for a week together when any thing was the matter either with her or her children ;, that he had a key to the green baiz,l doors which communicates with his Royal Highness's apartments, which be always kept hiniself, and wore it, in his waistcoat pocket, and she heard hits unlock the outer door last night when he left her, the sime key opening that door as • well as the green baize doors. That he took his clean linen down stairs with him, and promised to bring back his dirty linen this morning, and, desired, her to roast the yeah to-morrow (meaning tia-day), and that he would remind her of it when he came in the morn ing. That - daring his last itness he has frequently complained of a giddiness in his head, and when she has proposed to tint upon these occasions to walk', out in the air, he has always said that lying down would relieve him ; she has asked him frequently to consult an apothecary about his health, and his au swer always was, that nourishing things were better than medicines. MARY ANN SELLIS. Sworn before me, May 3t, IS to, I. READ. • The further Information of the said M A tly• ANN SE Lt.'s- Who, being upon her oat)), saith, that her bus barid never wos accuqomed to take any lantern or candle with him when be went from hoMe into the Duke's apartments ;. that there is a lamp always burning on the staie-ca,e leading to the gallery door ; that there is. no lamp at present between the. first door and the green door; she has heard that there used to be one, but the lamplighter had taken it away, and that between the green door and the Duke's bed-room lights are always burning until the Duke goes to bey'; informant saith, that about two years ago she heard that her husband had some dis agreement with his Royal Highness, owing to a quarrel that had taken place between her husband and Neale, and he then told her that he had wrote to his Royal Highness expressing a wish to leave his service, but that .he got no answer to it. He said that Major Thornton and Captain Stevenson had told him to make himself happy, and not to , mind any thing about Neale's quarrel. Informant further saith, that she never had the least reason In believe timelier husband was deranged.. Informant further saith, that she remonstrated with him upon his NAi s hes to go away, and stated to him the ad vantaes which they received fiOm apartments and coals and cat,dltts.; and she says she,expressed her wi.-.11 to him that he Would make himself happy and stay,. and not to make her unhappy by talking to her of it again, and she says he has never mentioned it to her since, now about two years ago. have already said before you but, 'Sr,t should his Royal Highness have forgiven then I must be under the most disagreeable necessity to'beg his Royal Highness to have the,goodness to ditpose ,of me as his Royal Highness may think proper, so that I may not have the mortification t'o live and ad in the same room with a man I have convicted *as a rogue, and with whom no htiman being is able- to live upon friendly terms. Had it been his Royal Highness's pleasure to have had this business in a pout •oPJustice, the man would have been trans ported at least for seven year,—and what I am go ing to communicate to you now is, I believe, trans portation,for life. I have b-en told, Sir, that Mr. Neale cheats -his Royal Highness in every thing he buys ; in two different at tides I have already as certained this to be the fact; on the tooth-picks 'he "gains 50 per !do, by charging eighteen-pence for that for which he only pays one shilling ; and on the soap he charges two shillings for that which he only pays eighteen-pence; and should his Royal High ness wish me to proceed with theSe discoveries, it will be found that the dishonesty Of this man has no bounds. The evidence you have taken, Sir, and what I have communicated to Major Thornton,with which' also ,you- must be acquainted, you must, Sir, be satisfied that this man is as great a villain as ever existed; no oath or promise is binding with biro_ he relates alike that which he must have . sworn to keep sacred in his bosom, as he Will a most trifling thing, and slanders,, and threatens with public ex posere and ,large damages his benefit tor, and only maker of his fortune, just as he Woukl. cm6"Of his .own stamp. Sir, to serve his Royal Highness - 1 have always thought it as my greatest hon Our, and to -serve him in any situation that his Royal c , ;Highness may. be pleased to place me shall alwayS be the greatest .pride of my life, but nolonger can Llive With this monster. I hate,- Sir, served his Royal Highness for nearly twelve years, and would rather forego all my wishes and pretensions, 'and beseech his Royal Highness to allow me permissiOn to look out for another place. To your goodness I trust,. Sir, that you will lay my case before his Royal . High ness, and acquaint me with his Royal Highness's pleasure. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your most obedient and most humble Servant, a J. SELLIS." " B. C. Stephenson, EN. " Exhibited to me May 31, t 8 to.—j. R. Copy of a Letter marked' B. " May 4, iSog. " MAY IT ?LEASE YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS--I take the liberty to beg your'Royal Highness would have the goodness to take ; into your considera tion the uncomfortable and. most unpleasant way in which I travel. To be upon the, carriage box., has always been to me the most disagreeable of. . all grievances ;' I have, however, persevered to ride upon it without complaining, ' to please and giatity your Royal Highness, and in the haws that when your Royal ;Hig - hrress's Brothers should discontinue to make their servants travel in . the same way, that y our R o y a l .Hi g h ness wou ld b e pleased to follow their example. For this reason, I now take the liberty to . mention t 6 your Royal Highness, that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales takes his servants with him in the carriage, or sends them.in a post-chaise. .The Duke of Sussex . has followed the Prince's example, and hi s R oya l Highness the Duke of Cambridge, whenever his Royal Highness cannot take, his servant in the car riage,. sends hi m by t h e s t age , or i n a post - c h a i se (livery servants excepted). I most humbly intreat your Royal HiglnieS• to'cliscOntinue a thing which has preyed in my mind, and has hurt me mote than tea years hard labour could have done. I have the hOnOur to be, " Your Royal. Highness's most faithful, and most devoted humble Servant, " JOaßliki SEWS." " Exhibited to me May 3r, IS to.—J. R. (To be continued in our next.) • INSTALLATION OF LORD GRENPILLE. OXFORD, JULY 2.-A number of occasional Proc tors are appointed to preserve order during the cele bration. We are in the - greatest possible bustle and confu sion. The past horses are knocked up in all direc tions leading to this city. We hear of numbers that are detained on the roads for want of horses; not withstanding there was a cont i nua l arrival of car- - riages during the:whole of yesterday, In the even . ing was presented a most delightful and enchanting scene : the broad walk in meadows attached to the . noble College of Christ Church was crowded . with the - gay company who have arrived; and laige. groupes of the - Gentlerneo ot the University. The scene was considerably heightened by numerous parties in pleasure-boats on the river adjoining the walk. At nine o'clock the college bell rang, for the company to depart, when they retired to High street, and paraded there till about ten. Earl Spencer, Lord. Carrington, Lord G. Gren ville, Sir J. C. Hippisley; Sir John Anstruther, the Speaker of the ,House of Commons, Mr. T. Gren ville, Mr. A. TaytOr, Mr. Wickham, &c: ar rived this morning. The influx of company dining the whole of this day has been extremely great, al though with knocked up,horles, so that they only only came in at a walking pace. Numbers nf persons walked miles for want of conveyances. The printed list of those on whom Degrees are to be conferred, has undergone some alteration since Sa turday; several of thwe upon whom, the honour was intended to be conferred have declined it, and others are to be substituted. The rehearsal of. Dr. Crotch's Ode, in honour of the Chancellor, to be 'perforthed to-morrow, took place this evening in the Theatre, with a hill band, who are seleaed from London, and other par's, of the first eminence. Catalaid also rehearsed :her songs and pieces that she is to sing; she was in fine voice, her astonishing strength' of voice had a won derful effect in so large a room, when so few per sons were in it. OXFORD, TUESDAY ATTERNOON.—Respeetable persons of every description have been Bodkins, for two or three days past, to this city, which is now as lull as it can hold ; and not a bed or a stable is to be procured, except at the most exorbitant rates. The number attraeted by tlie grand ceremonial of the Instaflidinn of the flew Chancellor, atid,:ls ac companying festivities, is.beiond precedent: Ladles and Gentlemen began to cone& about the entrances to the Theatre, as eatly as half past seven in the morning. The doors were openedat nine. The Ladies were admitted to their seats in the lower gallery first; but many of them weA. away, from want of room, The procession of.the Chancellor did not appear till nearly eleven. Some time after wards, the appearance of Sir Sydney Smith, in his naval uniform, excited a general and loud expression , of, applause. The Procession entered by the grea t 'S out h d oor; the Esquire Bedels of the University, Messrs. Rhodes, M. A. Hall, LL.B. and Cox; M.A. bearing their silver staves,with the - Yeotien Bedels, Messrs. Wise, Taman, and Dicks, the Verger, B,:c. leading the way. Then came my, Lord Grenville, in a dark brown Court suit, and over it his 'official black robe, _richly embroidered with gold, and_wearing his'ACa demic cap and gold tassel. Though happy at ,Ins Lordship's returning health, we were very sorry to See such strong marks,ol.his recent indisposition., K He looked very pale; and frdm th e h eat o f t h e day,,, dispenSed with wearing the usual wig. - He was followed by the Vice Chanc e ll or , D r . Joan Parsons, Master of Baliol, and a long train of ! Noblemen, Doctors, and Masters, who have taken out their regvicy, all in their respedive habits ; among whom weie Earl Spencer, the Bishop of St. A,aph,• Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, Sir Henry. Dashwood, Bah. the Right .Honourable Thomas. Grenville, Sir William Scott, ,and Mr. Abbott, Speaker of the HOuse of Counnons, (111 e. two mem bers for the Vniversity,) Sir John Coxe iliPpisley, Bart. Mr. M. A.-Taylor, and several youog . Nobie men of the Unlvers:ty. The Chancell a. seated himself in the great chair, iii the centre of the Semi-circle - ; the Vice : , Chancellor standing on his kit hand. The _chair to the Jett vt as occupied by Dr. William Ho A ley, Canon of Chrisi Church, and Regius Professor of Di vinity ; that on the right hand was empty, Lord Eldon, the High Steward, not being present. , Be. fore the Chancellol - on each side, sat the ' ProCtors. At the ends of the semi -circle, the two Curators of the Theatre, Dr'. Marlow, President of St. John's, and Dr. 'Landon, Provost of Worcester, took their chairs. When the Chancellor and all the m em b ers had taken their places, the spectacle was the grandest and most impressive that can be imagined. . A vast and noble semi-circuler theatre, containing two deep galleries, the upper one entirely filled with the under graduates in their black gowns arid caps, the lower One crowded with near 800 ladies, all of them elegantly dressed, many of them of the first dis tinction, and arrayed in the most splendid state, in all the varieties of colour and plumagebeneath,ln'the centre, the Chancellor ; and on either side, the No bility-, and Atlembers of the Universkty, in their costumes---the area filled with Acadetnidiatis and other Gentlemen, and the opposite end, to th e Chancel lor's ehair,.otcupied by 'the Qrchestra, and the vocal perfortnerS- e —presented, altogether, a picture of the most brilliant and august kind, which it is impossible to describe, but which gave the highest opinion of the greatness of the nation of exhibition we have witnesssed. The. CHANCELLOR opened , the` Convocation. in the usual foirn, and then proceeded to read from the Chair the proposition for conferring the honorarr degree of Du for of Civil Law, upon several Noble men and Gentlemen, whose names we gave in our Paper of Monday'. These were all proposed separately from.the Chair, and unanimously admitted; upon which they were in dividually introduced in their scarlet gowns, address ed by Dr. Joseph Phillturare, of Christ Church,, gins Professor of Ciil Law, and their admission de clared to them, in the usual words, by the Chan,' .cellor. The admission of the Marquis of Bucking ham was rendered, interesting by the Chancellor, who manifested a strong sensibility on the occasion o f a dd re s s ing his elder brother, 'whom he called " Carissime ,frater," and produced a very general feeling. The Regitis Professor' of Divinity ad. dressed Mr. Fagel, an illustrious foreigner, at some length. The Public Orator, Mr. Crowe, of New College, then ascended the &stern, Rcistruni, and delivered his Commemoration Speech ; which was a very elegant Latin Oration. This O rat i on was f ol l owed by loud and reiterated plaudits. , Mr. Coleridge, of Corpus Christi, (nephew, we understand, to Mr. Coleridge the Poet) from the Western Rostrum, recited 'his . Latin verses, (sUb- J e d, Pyramides Egyptiacce",) for which he had gained one of the present Chancellor's prizes. Mr. Whateley, of Oriel, followed, and delivered his English Essay, which won another, of these prizes : the subjed—" What are the arts, in the cultivation of which the Moderns have been less successful than the Ancients This essay shewed a considerable degree of research, and good habits of analyzation and comparison. Mr. Miller, of Worcester College, then read his .Essay in Latin prose, which won the present Chan 'cellor's third prize : the subjeat InPhilogophia queq de vita et moribus est, illustrando, queenam prwczpue sermoturn Socratiorum full excellentia ?',/ This was highly and deservedly applauded. • Last came Mr. Chinuery, of Christ Church, who 'recited his English poem of 50 verses, which gained him Sir Roger Newdigate's Annual Prize : the sub ,jed—" The Dying Gladiator." This- production has a very considerable share of youthful pOetical genius and fire, and was also most deservedly ap plauded. r ' This was the last recitation of this daY Music had VSried the exhibition at each. interval ; and at the close, the band performed, and Mr. Bartlethan, Mr. Braham, and Madame Bianchi, displayed their vocal talents. The Chancellor then pronounced the dismissal of the Convocation, and the.procession returned in the same order as it entered. Lord Grenville is at the Vice-Chancellor's; at Baliol. This - evening the first Concert NVill be performed at the Theatre, and a Ball given at the,ToWn Hall. MAILS. ARR 1k,"23-1 Dublin, 2 Waterford. Ihrt , ,-2 Gottenburgh, z Lisbon, z Cadiz, t Waterford. PRICE OF sTocKs :Nis DAY A 2 TWILVZ O'CLOCK. CCIViOIS IQ; Qpening 71i I Red. Ann. ,• 6y 7f ..„ 21E 13. 5 )17'011 OF SIR, Having seen a great number of inaccurate ac ; counts in the Public Papers respeaing General S* RAZIN, I- think it right to send you the follo - wing statement, upon the authenticity of which your Readers may depend. With regard •to - the rumour from Amsterdarm that General SARRAZIN carne over here to fomen t the disturbances which it was supposed would tak e place on the liberation of Sir F. BURDETT from tb e .. Tower; it is s.Alicient •state, thin the Genera l was invited to go and see the procession, • but reins" ed to quit his lodgings, stating, that he' came t 0 England for the purpose of living in tranquility and • solitude. . General SARRAMN is married to a lady, a natiV6 of Exeter. Her family are engaged in trade in IP" city, and are of Swiss origin. He has an : tinclet Mr. PI'SCHER, who is a cloth-merchant at 'Leeds. 0 41 had a brother.in-law, Mr. ANTHOiIY SCHWARTZ , who died in October 1804; in the service of hp Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX. There were many causes which induced Genera l SARRAZINT to suit the French service; i i 4, ever, only necessary to state one:—ln 1798, .tb' s Gt?neral was a prisoner in England, and was es' changed as" a General of Division against rigzij'' f. General Sir R. BifitRARD; an 'Ensign, and five so l ‘ diers. Since his exchange ; he has served in Geri many, inltaly, at St. Domingo, and on the caret of France. He has frequently applied to be cal' ployed as a General of Division, in execution of the - terms of the Cartel, which is an aa of Govern' inert, but in vain: He has tendered his resigns' ion/ but it was refused. Twelve years after his exch3rt i as a Lieutenant-General, he remained a Major-G e neral, and field that rank when be quitted Boulogvg to come to England; while several young RIO' who : twelve years ago. were Lieutenants and Cor tains, are 1:10 . w Generals of Division ; and, in 1 113 ' General . SARRAZIN was in the situation of being commanded by those very Officers to whom he 103 taught their exercise. With rzsped to the rank which 'General SA* 8 0 ' 4 ZIN is supposed to have assigned to BuoNarAio l ' the Archduke CIIARIES, and General - LT, 35 Generals, it is necessary to state, that General SAr RAZIN being asked his sentiments upon that sutjeC t i said, that it was' the general opinion in Fiance, 024 in the last Campaign, there w2re but two Genet - Al i in the North, viz. BUONAPARTI; and the Arcb:itik lE CHARLES j and but two in , the South, viz. Frei WELLINGTON and SOULT. Being asked agfoll ai4 own opinion upon the subjea, he replied, that b e could not - decide upon the talents oithese Chiefs, b 3t that the general opinion in France was, that BO' NiPARTE•was the first General, and that S ot T L .T " o ' ll4 before the Archduke CHAIILItS. General SARRAZIN intends to, publish some 01Y - servations on the principal recent m ili tar y ,„ the public will therefore be able to form a jug ment, from fads, of the abilities of the did-ereag Generals. With regard to what has been published by G e; neral VANDAMM E , G enera l SAIIiAZIN thinks tl ia contempt is the only ans wer th at can b e g i ven 10 i:6 extravagant eulogi u m s , or to t h e Vi o l ent accusatio ns of 1793, and that all nations, even the English 111 . # tion, care very little about him or General VO ; DAMME ; but when Ge nera l V ANDAMME talks. 0` the gratitude which every Frenchman owes t° BUONAA'ARTE for the Services he has rendered France, it may be proper to observe, that Or neral 'VANDAMME has received from him a f°r tune of above 10,0001. a year;- but it is also trt-;e' that he pays most dearly for it,' in the mortificatio a° which he is constantly doomed to suffer. . Withou t adverting to his dismission, nor to the admonitiO which he'received when his Aid de Camp was ing contributions in Austria, nor to the order which be received to quit the house of the Mayor of n' tle , logne in 24 hours, w hi c h h e h a d ta k en po S sess i on of by main force, nor to the refusal of BuoNAFABTE c a alight at his house when he had prepared a magnif ig rent repast for him at a great expence, although h e and his suite passed under his very windows in g oing from Dunkirk to Lisle, and from Lisle to St. Omer" Without adverting to all these circumstances, it i 9 sufficient to recal to the recolletlion of GeneralVA'' .DAMME, the review of,the 2'50 of May, and v .) remind him of the terms " negligent," and " norant,"'which were then applied to him by BUIY NAi'ARTE. General VANDA MN* must particularly recollect, that when he was defiling at the bead of his troops, he sllutecl BUONAPARTE with his s abre , and that the latter turned his head' from him with disdain, without even looking at him. Genera l VANDAMME, with all his wealth, must,, with the, spirit- he posses ses , h ave at t h at moment lo Okeo back with regret to the period of 178 G, when he. was a common soldi er ', an d t h ere can b e no doubt. but that he would hail with pleasure the restoratio o of the legitimate Sovereign of France. - General SARRAZIN, from whom th e greater pa,ft of time derails have been received, will, there cat , - , be no doubt, submit them to the public in a mots extended.shape. I am, Bre. A. B•